Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Audiophiles can't tell the difference between Monster Cable and coat hangers]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/audiophiles-cant-tell-the-difference-between-monster-cable-and/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/audiophiles-cant-tell-the-difference-between-monster-cable-and/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/audiophiles-cant-tell-the-difference-between-monster-cable-and/#commentsWe've always believed that the perceived quality boost that comes from using high-end cables is really just a trick of the mind (read: justifying the ridiculous cost of premium cables to yourself) -- if you've dropped enough cash, you can probably hear anything you want. Still, our belief is one thing -- cold hard proof is another, and it looks like a group of 12 self-professed "audiophiles" recently couldn't tell the difference between Monster 1000 speaker cables and plain old coat hangers. Yeah, coat hangers. The group was A-Bing different cables, and unbeknownst to them, the engineer running the test swapped out a set of cables for coat hangers with soldered-on speaker connections. Not a single one was then able to tell the difference between the Monster Cable and the hangers, and all agreed that the hangers sounded excellent. No wonder Monster has to rig HD displays. Still, we bet people still fall for the hype -- oh hey, if you're looking for the ultimate in sound, we've got half a meter of oxygen-free, triple-wrapped double-insulated Sonically Shielded AmpliSized Egyptian Llama cable here that we'll part ways with for just a couple grand.

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cablesmonstermonster cableMonsterCablespeaker wireSpeakerWireMon, 03 Mar 2008 20:03:00 EST<![CDATA[Audiophiles can't tell the difference between Monster Cable and coat hangers]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/audiophiles-cant-tell-the-difference-between-monster-cable-and/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/audiophiles-cant-tell-the-difference-between-monster-cable-and/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/audiophiles-cant-tell-the-difference-between-monster-cable-and/#commentsWe've always believed that the perceived quality boost that comes from using high-end cables is really just a trick of the mind (read: justifying the ridiculous cost of premium cables to yourself) -- if you've dropped enough cash, you can probably hear anything you want. Still, our belief is one thing -- cold hard proof is another, and it looks like a group of 12 self-professed "audiophiles" recently couldn't tell the difference between Monster 1000 speaker cables and plain old coat hangers. Yeah, coat hangers. The group was A-Bing different cables, and unbeknownst to them, the engineer running the test swapped out a set of cables for coat hangers with soldered-on speaker connections. Not a single one was then able to tell the difference between the Monster Cable and the hangers, and all agreed that the hangers sounded excellent. No wonder Monster has to rig HD displays. Still, we bet people still fall for the hype -- oh hey, if you're looking for the ultimate in sound, we've got half a meter of oxygen-free, triple-wrapped double-insulated Sonically Shielded AmpliSized Egyptian Llama cable here that we'll part ways with for just a couple grand.

[Via BoingBoing]

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